The Ruined Landscape of Gaza After Nearly Three Months of Bombing (www.wsj.com)
Archived link: archive.is/…/gaza-destruction-bombing-israel-aa52…
North Korea’s Kim vows to launch 3 more spy satellites and produce more nuclear materials in 2024 (apnews.com)
British warship arrives in Guyana as Venezuela holds military exercises in response (www.pbs.org)
A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela....
Missile hits Red Sea container ship, US destroyers shoot down two more (www.theguardian.com)
Warships responded to call from Maersk Hangzhou when they came under fire from Houthi rebel-held part of Yemen, says US Central Command...
[Argentina] Milei’s mega-decree officially takes effect (buenosairesherald.com)
The executive order, which radically reshapes the country’s economy, will be enforced for a minimum of two months...
Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Poland’s armed forces chief believes a Russian missile entered Poland for almost three minutes and then turned back into Ukrainian airspace....
Mexico: 14 kidnapped from village that rose up and killed cartel members - Farmers in Texcaltitlán in central Mexico, tired of being extorted, chased down gang members and killed 10 earlier this month (www.theguardian.com)
IDF admits Christmas Eve Gaza airstrike killed dozens of innocents (www.jpost.com)
2 Australians killed in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, says Australia's acting foreign minister (m.timesofindia.com)
Majority of Israeli Jews ‘support the removal of Palestinians from Gaza’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Two million Ukrainian civil servants face salary cut-off if Western aid dries up (english.elpais.com)
Putin promises Xi to 'fight for five years' in Ukraine (asia.nikkei.com)
North Korea's Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Putin to receive Jaishankar today: Kremlin (m.timesofindia.com)
Reports Israeli forces blocked ambulances after deadly West Bank drone strike (www.aljazeera.com)
Turkey steps up airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq after 12 soldiers were killed (abcnews.go.com)
QAMISHLI, Syria – Turkey intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend....
Ukraine’s allies fall short of Russia’s on arms help, raising 2024 risks (www.aljazeera.com)
Ukraine proposes lowering age for military conscription from 27 to 25 (www.aljazeera.com)
US launches strikes on Iraq over drone attack blamed on Iran-backed forces (www.aljazeera.com)
Beijing Records Most Hours of Sub-Zero Temperatures in December Since 1951 (www.voanews.com)
BEIJING — China’s capital Beijing has broken its record for hours of sub-zero temperatures in December dating back to 1951, after a cold wave swept swathes of the country and brought blizzards in its wake, sending temperatures towards historic lows....
Israel to withdraw ground troops from Gaza in ‘new phase’ of war (new.thecradle.co)
About 300 Indian travelers are stuck in a French airport in a human trafficking probe (apnews.com)
About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday after a dramatic police operation prompted by a tip that those aboard might be victims of human trafficking, authorities said....
Beijing shrugs at U.S. call for help protecting Red Sea shipping (www.politico.com)
The Chinese government appears to be brushing off Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for Beijing to assist an international coalition in protecting commercial shipping in the Red Sea from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias....
French Navy Escorts CMA CGM Container Ships Through Red Sea While US Ships Remain Stranded (gcaptain.com)
China: Outrage over doctor punching patient during surgery (www.bbc.com)
